A study shows for the first time the relationship between this disease and the damage caused to DNA by breathing pollution.

It is a leading driver of heart disease and stroke, lung cancer, and respiratory infections the world over. Exposure to such pollution, the most deadly of which scientists call PM2.5, is the sixth ...

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years.

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...